Basic writing

“What is writing?” Sherley Anne Williams, an African-American poet, and professor describes writing as, “I think writing is really a process of communication. It’s the sense of being in contact with people who are part of a particular audience that really makes a difference to me in writing.” Writing is a way of response to our reader; when we write, we want our audience to receive the purpose of our ideas and react to it. We want to communicate the purpose effectively. To recognize good…

During my first week of WRD 103 we discussed what the basics of writing a Rhetoric Analysis. We learned to pay close attentions to the author’s tone, diction and use of rhetorical appeal ,(logos. ethos, pathos) and how the use of these literary devices worked to convey the authors message to the reader. After an introduction on how to analyze an authors work we were assigned our own Rhetorical analysis paper. For this assignment we picked an optioned article and had to analyze it’s rhetoric…

Project 1 - Personal Writing Process I like to think of myself as a creative writer. However, it is true that the majority of my writing time is dedicated to educational writing for school. So currently I am a creative writer in spirit and an educational writer out of necessity. I have taken around seven English classes so far in my college career including Critical Thinking and Logic, American Literature, Topics in Multi-Ethnic Literature, and Creative Writing. All of those courses…

In my experience of essay writing, I was always given topics and a focus for the essay. But within this class, I was given the flexibility to write about a topic of my choosing; this made and endless list of possibilities. The parameters were set by the rubrics and overall career based topic, but it allotted me the chance to creatively and effectively write. Throughout the process of writing the three assigned essays (compare/contrast, cause/effect, and research), I have gained a new prospective…

“Does Texting Affect Writing” Cullington answer the effects of textspeak, a language used in texting that is often composed of abbreviation, acronyms, and emoticon. In her essay, she addresses the concerns, her experimentation, and findings on the effects of textspeak. Using several rhetorical contexts: logos, pathos, and ethos, Cullington puts forth a convincing argument against textspeak impacting formal writing negatively. As a research paper submitted to Young Scholars in Writing,…

Which of the tips on the handout for writing reader-based prose seem the most useful? Why? As I examined Fowler’s (1993), article, I was struck by a common theme that wove through three of the tips, making them the moist useful to me as a writer. Fowler (1983) suggests that one should, “anticipate, your audience’s response”, “organize for the creative reader”, and “use cues to guide your reader” (Fowler, 1983, pp.1-2). The first tip, “analyze your audience”, appears to be the natural starting…

“If You Give A Mouse A Cookie”, growing up, I loved reading this book. I grew up in a morally upright home with educated parents. My family wanted me to love learning and made it fun. My mom helped me with my basic reading and writing skills. Downstairs in my house was a library. The library ranged from volume books to picture books. Almost every book on those shelves, I read or was read to. I believe that without having that library in my house, I would not have never developed the…

The purpose of Linda Brodkey's “Writing on the Bias” was too illustrate that learning how to write cannot be done through a strict set of rules that someone simply follows blindly. Brodkey disagrees with the way she was taught to read in school and how it is not real writing. She tells how as a child all she wanted to do was follow the rules of writing. This did her no good, it was not until her last years in college that she actually began questioning those who were setting down these rules she…

improve my writing abilities and help others improve as well. Throughout the semester, we focused on following the steps of the writing process, developing strong thesis statements, supporting the thesis with strong evidence, and going beyond ourselves while writing. I have learned many skills and concepts in English Composition that will prepare me for the future. The most important aspect I have learned from English Composition is the value of the writing process. The steps of the writing…

the classes Speech and Fundamentals of Writing. However, I know now that I made the right choice to have a year round class than just a separate units for each topic because I practiced and attained valuable skills such as communication and 10th grade level writing simultaneously instead of a semester at a time. My time spent in your classroom has prepared me for the classes I will be taking next year and beyond, as proper communications and proficient writing skills are required for future…